GEOL 1010 003 Introduction to Physical Geology Joseph R Smyth Office Benson 340B Office Hours 9 10 Tues Thurs GEOL 1010 003 Web Site http ruby colorado edu smyth G1010syl html Text Understanding Earth Third Edition Press and Siever 2000 GEOL 1010 003 Test policy Four hour exams last one optional Final Exam comprehensive May 8 Take the best four out of five You can skip the final if you re happy with first four Homeworks and class exercises are extra credit Physical Geology Field Science Descriptive of the Earth Observations and Hypothesis are based in Field Laboratory Experiments to explore and test hypotheses Earth Processes External Heat Engine Thermonuclear Fusion in Sun Drives most surface processes atmosphere and ocean circulation weathering and sedimentation Internal Heat Engine Radioactive decay of U Th and K Drives internal processes volcanoes earthquakes plate movement magnetic field Course Outline Introduction Minerals Rocks Igneous Rocks Volcanism Weathering Erosion Sedimentary Rocks Metamorphic Rocks Geologic Time Folds Faults Mass Wasting Hydrology Streams Rivers Wind Deserts Glaciers Landscape Evolution Course Outline Oceans Coasts Earthquakes Earth s Interior Plate Tectonics Continental Crust Energy and Mineral Resources Earth Systems and Human Impacts Scientific Method Observation fact This is a repeatable measurement or experiment Hypothesis One or more possible explanations to link observations Testing Further experiment or observation to test hypothesis Non testable hypotheses also rejected Theory A grand or unifying hypothesis that has survived tests Relativity Evolution Plate tectonics Rocks are Composed of Minerals Igneous Crystallized from melts Surface Volcanic Subsurface Intrusive Sedimentary Deposited from air and water on the surface Metamorphic Recrystallized from pre existing igneous or sedimentary rocks Geologic Time Scale Phanerozoic Cenozoic Mesozoic Paleozoic Proterozoic Archean Permian Pennsylvanian Mississippian Devonian Silurian Ordovician Cambrian 286 320 360 408 438 505 570 2500 4500
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